Anything other that the norm is deemed crazy until it becomes part of the culture.
Everyone on the planet is pushing the boundaries to one degree or another, just in different directions.
We tend to gravitate to people with traits that are close to our own so the illusion is we are all on the fringe and a little bit crazy because what we do has not been fully accepted into society yet.
The same principle applies to any group of like minded people, be it politicians, accountants, physicists, you name it, i guarantee there are notions of craziness branching off amongst them all, we just don't see it because of our selective thinking, interests and behavior.
So in reality we're all quite normal, its just cultural evolution in action.
Everyone on the planet is pushing the boundaries to one degree or another, just in different directions.
We tend to gravitate to people with traits that are close to our own so the illusion is we are all on the fringe and a little bit crazy because what we do has not been fully accepted into society yet.
The same principle applies to any group of like minded people, be it politicians, accountants, physicists, you name it, i guarantee there are notions of craziness branching off amongst them all, we just don't see it because of our selective thinking, interests and behavior.
So in reality we're all quite normal, its just cultural evolution in action.